Port of São Francisco do Sul, Brazil - Filipino Seaman Crew Change Guide & Port Information

The Port of Sao Francisco do Sul is a small port in São Francisco do Sul municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

Port Name      :  

Sao Francisco do Sul

Country          :  

Brazil

Nearest Airport (International) :  

Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) at São Paulo City

Nearest Airport (Domestic)        :   Curitiba (CWB) Domestic Airport or the Afonso Pena Airport

Estimated time of travel from airport to seaport:  No data

The very first brazillian airport is Guarulhos (GRU) placed at São Paulo City, when crewmembers will arrive and after all formalities, they will take a domestic flight to Curitiba (CWB). From Curitiba, a driver will bring them to the hotel at São Francisco do Sul where they will wait for the vessel to board or they will directly board the vessel depending on berthing schedule.

Possible Flight Route: Sample Only

MANILA TO CURITIBA

VIA QATAR AIRWAYS(QR)

FLIGHT#  ROUTE    ETD / ETA

QR  929  MNL/DOH  2330  0330+1(15JUL)

QR  773  DOH/GRU  0720  1720

QR 5129  GRU/CWB  1955  2100

OPERATED BY /LATAM AIRLINES BRASIL 

CURITIBA TO MANILA

VIA TURKISH AIRLINES(TK)

FLIGHT#  ROUTE    ETD / ETA

TK 9461  CWB/GRU  1910  2020

OPERATED BY AVIANCA BRASIL

TK   16  GRU/IST  0315  2150

TK   84  IST/MNL  0205  1845   

VIA EMIRATES(EK)

FLIGHT#  DATE    ROUTE    ETD / ETA

EK 3610  19JUL   CWB/GRU  2020  2130

OPERATED BY GOL LINHAS AEREAS

EK  262  20JUL   GRU/DXB  0125  2255

EK  332  21JUL   DXB/MNL  0310  1615 

VIA QATAR AIRWAYS(QR)

FLIGHT#  ROUTE    ETD / ETA

QR 6415  CWB/GRU  1835  1940

OPERATED BY GOL LINHAS AEREAS

QR  774  GRU/DOH  0255  0025+1(21JUL)

QR  932  DOH/MNL  0235  1635          

LEGEND : 

MNL – MANILA, PHILIPPINES

DXB - DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMI

DOH - DOHA HAMAD INTL, QATAR

IST - ISTANBUL ATATURK, TURKEY

GRU - SAO PAULO GUARULH, BRAZIL

GIG - RIO JANEIRO GIG, BRAZIL

CWB - CURITIBA     CWB, BRAZIL

Visa Requirement for Filipino Seaman / Seafarer: OK To Board only. No Visa required

Local Immigration needs to receive a copy of all passports and seaman´s book.

Important Note: 

1. OK To Board and Guarantee Letter must be in English and Portuguese language.

2. Crew / Seafarer must bring signed:

Confirmation of Seaman Traveling in Transit to Join Vessel

Seaman Confirmation of Brazilian Airports Regulations

For sample letter see related post on this blog:

Sample Letter to Brazil Immigration Authorities - Seaman Traveling in Transit & Letter Confirmation of Brazilian Airport Regulations

Possible Crew Handling Agent:

Operations Dept.

Wilson,Sons Agência Marítima Ltda - Branch

Praça Getúlio Vargas, 70 Zip code: 89.240-000

Centro - São Francisco do Sul/Brazil

Phone: +55 (47) 3471 2473

Mob.: +55 (47) 98405 7523

operation.sfrancisco@wilsonsons.com.br

RELATED POST: 

• Port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Filipino Seaman Crew Change Guide & Port Information

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NOTE: The purpose of this post is for immediate information only when conducting crew change or replacement of Filipino crew / seaman at Port of Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil. This is also for guidance of crewing officers, crewing manager & crew operation staff, especially for ship manning agent in the Philippines.   

Above information is based on collected data only. Please send inquiry to your crew handling agent for further updates. Please also share your updated information on the comments section.